Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Heather and jenX/ protein powders

Wow. You put me in lofty company with Heather!

I'll answer to the best of my knowledge:

It is my understanding that soy proteins can be difficult for some to digest if they aren't used to it (though I suppose there are people out there that just can't tolerate it at all). I think it's the enzymes needed to break them down that are lacking or maybe just slacking! But if you work into it at a slower pace, your body learns how to deal with it. I know that's not the fancy scientific version, but I'm sleepy!

Here's the real-life illustration. I got all gung-ho about soy a while back and started drinking soy milk, adding it to some foods, eating soy yogurt, and cooking with soy. Not tons, but I hadn't had much in my diet before then. THAT caused a little bit of a D phase. I panicked! But then I read about how people kind of have to acclimate to soy... And daggone it! I was not going to cut yet another thing out of my diet! So I took a deep breath and a little break from the soy. Went back to What to Eat When You Can't Eat Anything. After about 2 days, I started adding the soy back in more slowly.

Now I have soy in my smoothie and throughout the day (milk, tofu, yogurt--- I eat it all!). It didn't take long for my body to catch up with my tastebuds!

So I wouldn't worry too too much. Just take it slow and see how it goes. If your stomach loop-de-loops, back it down a bit (maybe half a dose of the protein powder for the first few days?)...

Please let me know how it works out if you decide to try it!

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